There's a film, called True Grit, apparently. Made by the Coen brothers, the second time the novel has been adapted to film. But this is also the first
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That Marvel is to follow DC's move to a twenty page/$2.99 price point on a number of its books.
Right now, Marvel publish pretty much equal copies of $2.99 and $3.99 twenty-two page comics, with some like the Avengers books, adding extra text pages And Marvel's licensed and MAX titles are all $3.99 for twenty-two pages[...]
Abby Denson, creator of Dolltopia, writes for Bleeding Cool, reporting from the world's largest comic convention, Angoulême, happening now!
Hi folks, this is a report from Abby – I do a dessert comics blog, so you may notice a bit of food details in here along with the comics details!
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Tim Fish and[...]
The recent statements by DC Comics and Archie that they are about to cease using the Comics Code Authority seal on their comics, and subsequent revelations that there are no publishers left actively using the Code, have in a very real way crystallized the comicsphere zeitgeist that major change is coming to our industry in[...]
There were three mysterious TBA items on Marvel's retailer order form for February 2011. Yesterday, Marvel filled in two of these. Herc #1 and #2,
On the 23rd of February, he will be leading a graphic novel writing workshop (£7.50, £6 concessions) followed by a comics art workshop with Frank Quitely and on the 25th Dave Gibbons will be having a Conversation (though it doesn't say who with)
SternWatch: Bluewater Comics are now launching a new ongoing biographical comic book alongside[...]
Josh Adams writes for Bleeding Cool.
If there is one thing about comics that is mistreated more than anything it's death. I know, there is a lot that we can criticize in the comic industry and I will be glad to, not because I hate it but because I love it and want[...]
with And Wonder Woman continues her transformation into the Wolverine of DC Comics We continue the stories with mythological creatures appearing larger than life and clashing with mundanity And the art really sells this, lots of forced perspectives and low angle shots to emphasise the strangeness here.
We left last issue with a major impalement and[...]
This Tank Girl image from Philip Bond was intended to be an alternate cover for the comic - but it will now be a pull out poster. Here's a bit of it. In
CreatorWatch: Steven Niles talks about supporting creator comics And with news on his Wake The Dead comic getting optioned, we can see why that might be important…
MilkWatch: A Chinese cartoon has been censored, though the creator denies it was intended to be satirical and is instead "a fairytale" Say, wasn't that the descriptive title given[...]
It has a black logo instead of a blue one. And the signature of Jonathan Hickman in silver ink on the cover. And no external sign on the bag. This is the
A copy of Batman: Vengeance Of Bane, the first appearance of the character now confirmed to be appearing in the new Batman movie, the Dark Knight Rises.
I met this friendly pair in Orbital Comics picking up my Fantastic Four #537 earlier today.
They'd been to the Batman Live! auditions earlier, auditioning for the touring Batman show kicking off later this year And they'd been there with several hundred other people Here are a few in costume…
Oh and a video too!
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Diamond Comics Distribution are on a mission to catch comics retailers selling comics too early With a crack squad of elderly women posying as comic book collectors.
The place:
The comic book shop Pastimes in Asheville, North Carolina.
The time:
Less than two minutes before closing today.
The suspect:
A white women in her seventies, asking for Avengers #9, Detective Comics[...]
Welcome to Aaron and Tri-Force Mike from A Comic Shop in Florida, battling I tell you, battling with the hordes of Fantastic Four fans and Glenn Beck and me losing my bet.
Love for X-Force, Deadpool, how DC still won't do Marvel crossovers and how Daniel Way did one anyway, 22 pages of New Avengers talking[...]